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永久

えいきゅう

N2permanent · eternal

Examples

この石碑には平和への願いが永久に刻まれる。

永久保存する資料を丈夫な箱に入れた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 永久 is read as えいきゅう and is a noun for permanence or continuation without an end.
  • Basic usage: It becomes adverbial in 永久に刻まれる and forms the compound 永久保存.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Adverbial form with
    • 永久に describes the wish as being engraved forever.
  • Scope of preservation wording
    • 永久保存する資料 identifies material designated for permanent preservation; the sentence does not prove literal survival forever.

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